Superaequum
Latin
Etymology
Said to be a Calque of Paelignian [Term?] for "above the plain"; first element from super (“above”), second element could possibly be from a late Proto-Indo-European substrate *aikwo (“plain”), though the kw > p typical of Italic languages would be expected; perhaps borrowed through Messapic. Compare the Italic placenames Aecae Aeculanum, Aequum Tuticum, and Aequum in Illyria.
Proper noun
Superaequum n sg (genitive Superaequī); second declension
- A town of the Paeligni
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Superaequum |
| Genitive | Superaequī |
| Dative | Superaequō |
| Accusative | Superaequum |
| Ablative | Superaequō |
| Vocative | Superaequum |
| Locative | Superaequī |
Derived terms
- Superaequānus
References
- “Superaequum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Ribezzo, “Roma delle Origini, Sabini e Sabelli”, RIGI XIV 1930
- DNGI: Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992, p. 127